HKG → JFKHong Kong to New York

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Direct flights from Hong Kong (HKG) to New York (JFK): 21 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 95% of the last 21 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 11 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 23 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 12,970 km, an estimated 17 hours 8 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Hong Kong and New York. Updated 4 November 2026 at 08:35 UTC.

Today, HKG → JFK

Wed 4 Nov · local times
CX830Cathay PacificIn the air, 30 min late

Left HKG at 10:00, 30 min after its 09:30 slot.

Landing
12:38JFK board estimate · sched 12:00
Track CX830 →
  1. 03:25 CX844Cathay Pacific Left 03:28 JFK est. 05:46In the air · sched 05:45
  2. 09:30 CX830Cathay Pacific Left 10:00 +30 JFK est. 12:38 +38In the air · sched 12:00
  3. 16:35 CX840Cathay Pacific On scheduleBoarding · T1 JFK 19:05scheduled

Checked HKG board 16:03 · JFK board 03:35

HKG Hong Kong smooth · +1
JFK New York smooth · +5
12,970 km · ~17h 08m est.
dep bank 02:25–16:3521x weekly
Runs reliable · 1 airline · 21x weekly · nonstop
95% on time

of the last 21 tracked HKG → JFK flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −11 min. 0 of 23 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−11 minacross the last 21 arrivals
Flight time~17h 08mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures21x1 direct airline on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 23

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Cathay Pacific

Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
Cathay PacificCX95% on time

Flights CX844 02:25 daily · CX830 09:30 daily · CX840 16:35 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-04CX830departed+30
11-04CX844departed+3
11-03CX830dep −1 → arr−2
11-03CX840dep +10 → arr−4
11-03CX844dep +4 → arr−15
11-02CX830dep +31 → arr+3
11-02CX840dep +7 → arr+10
11-02CX844dep +6 → arr−15
11-01CX830dep +11 → arr−7
11-01CX840dep −3 → arr+18
11-01CX844dep +2 → arr−17
10-31CX830dep +5 → arr−25
10-31CX840dep +25 → arr−4
10-31CX844dep +15 → arr−11
10-30CX830dep −3 → arr−25
10-30CX840dep +23 → arr−10
10-30CX844dep −4 → arr−22
10-29CX830dep +19 → arr+0
10-29CX840dep −2 → arr−36
10-29CX844dep +6 → arr−12
10-28CX830dep −1 → arr−38
10-28CX840dep −4 → arr−25
10-28CX844dep +29 → arr−10

Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.

Full board history, day by day →

Airports right now

live boards
HKGHong Kong +1 min smooth 🌤 scattered clouds · ESE 12 kt Full HKG delay board →
JFKNew York +5 min smooth 🌤 few clouds · SW 5 kt Full JFK delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at HKG and JFK: a 34% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +2 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Hong Kong to New York route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop HKG to JFK flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.

Planning around a delay? Live airport delays · Weather delay risk map · Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure

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How we measure this →

HKG to JFK questions

Is HKG–JFK running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The arrival side at JFK is the weaker end, route health score 95/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on HKG–JFK?

Operators schedule morning departures around 02:25 from HKG. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the JFK delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from HKG to JFK?

Great-circle distance is 12,970 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 946–1142 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does HKG–JFK fly?

Cathay Pacific runs the route with about 21 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.